Question

Dove, Inc., had additions to retained earnings for the year just ended of $637,000. The firm paid out $70,000 in cash dividends, and it has ending total equity of $7.32 million. a. If the company currently has 690,000 shares of common stock outstanding, what are earnings per share

Answer 1

the earning per share is $1.02

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the earning per share is shown below;

Earnings per share = (additions to retained earnings + cash dividends) ÷ (No of common stock outstanding )

= ($637,000 + $70,000) ÷ $690,000

= $1.02

hence, the earning per share is $1.02

We apply the above formula so that the correct per share value could come